Make Life Matter

Few people can help us shift into the new like Dr. Naomi Dowdy. If there is one word to describe her, it’s “pioneer.” She started as a missionary in the Marshall Islands and became the first woman senior pastor of a Singapore church, back when women pastors (of any kind) were unheard of. She has founded several organizations of global impact, and she is still pioneering and mentoring leaders today...

Evangelist Adam Field will fire you up to live with radical faith. Originally from Ireland, he founded Comission to ignite a passion for evangelism in local churches across the United States. He is fearless in his mission to see people encounter the love of God and be drawn into relationship with Jesus Christ. www.comission.com The Make Life Matter Podcast is now on the Charisma Plus App! When you...

Let’s overcome negative emotions and operate in authority. Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Kooman is here to help us shift our atmosphere and impact those around us and our relationship with God. Daniel has traveled to more than thirty countries to tell stories that challenge and inspire. In his new book and TV Series, “Breath of Life – Three Breaths that Shaped Humanity,” Daniel shares the creatio...

“ Rest is an invitation to reset the strained sinews of our soul. As we embrace rest, we make peace with the sacred space of less. ” This 4-part Series from Angela’s Devotional “ Astounded” will help us grow in grace, prayer, hope, and rhythm for the new year. Get 52 encouraging devotions with “ Astounded – Encountering God in Everyday Moments ” book and journal for only $10 at www.angeladonadio.c...

As the grandson of Billy Graham and son of Franklin Graham, Will Graham knows what it takes to live as a legacy leader. Under the banner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, William Franklin Graham IV (Will), has shared the hope of Jesus with more than one million people across six continents since beginning his evangelistic ministry in 2006. He shares some of his most meaningful moments...

“An unopened Bible is a sign of an overextended life.” This 4-part Series from Angela’s Devotional “ Astounded” will help us grow in grace, prayer, hope, and rhythm for the new year. Get 52 encouraging devotions with “ Astounded – Encountering God in Everyday Moments ” book and journal for only $10 at www.angeladonadio.com .

Thirsty for personal and spiritual revival this year? Get ready to live a limitless life with Dr. Jamie Morgan, the author of “Thirsty: A 31-Day Journey to Personal Revival,” host of the top-ranked “FireStarter Podcast,” senior pastor, and leader of Trailblazer Mentoring Network for women in ministry. Learn more at  jamiemorgan.com .

“Prayer should be our first defense, not our last resort.” This 4-part Series from Angela’s Devotional “ Astounded” will help us grow in grace, prayer, hope, and rhythm for the new year. Get 52 encouraging devotions with “ Astounded – Encountering God in Everyday Moments ” book and journal for only $10 at www.angeladonadio.com .

Are you ready to SHIFT your strategy and progress into purpose? Today’s guest, Dr. Elisa Lashell Harney, is a global speaker, marketing and business strategist, author and Founder of the Purpose Positioning Institute. Dr. E uses information, instruction and impartation to help today's leaders increase their presence, platform, performance and profit. Dr. E will share her S.H.I.F.T. Strategy, her p...

“Practice the grace erase by rubbing mistakes out instead of rubbing them in.” This 4-part Series from Angela’s Devotional “ Astounded” will help us grow in grace, prayer, hope, and rhythm for the new year. Get 52 encouraging devotions with “ Astounded – Encountering God in Everyday Moments ” book and journal for only $10 at www.angeladonadio.com .

In our first episode of Season 4 and 2022, Mark Batterson is here to help us know how to “Win the Day.” This is the jump start you need to go after God-sized goals and develop new powerful habits to help you stress less and accomplish more. Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. – one church with multiple locations. Pastor Mark holds a Doctor of Ministry...

Ready for a reset for 2022? Born in exotic British Guyana, Sharon Bolan went on to have a career as a fashion model and had a life-changing encounter with God and His Word following an extensive, mysterious illness. Now she’s an evangelist and author who will encourage you to experience power in your prayer life and fight for a life of extraordinary freedom.

What would it look like to live God’s best in the new year? Dr. Kristi Lemley is a speaker, author, podcast host, and counselor. Kristi is a sought-after speaker and the author of two books, Transformed: Live God’s Best and ABLAZE: Prepare Your Heart for Revival. She helps us to move forward after what feels like failure, heal from woundedness, and experience the power of a transformed life.

On a trip to the Holy Land, my Christmas gift came early one year in a little town called Bethlehem. Beauty is still found in the most unexpected places. It was here that God gave the greatest gift – grace intersected humanity. Journey with me through this devotional from “Astounded” to the place Jesus was born – the moment that changed everything. Purchase “Astounded – Encountering God in Everyda...

In 2014, Marina Hofman and her husband, suffered a near-fatal car crash. Now, they are walking miracles that testify that with God, all things are possible. Today, Marina is sharing her powerful story of overcoming life-threatening trauma and encouraging us how we can overcome challenges in our own lives. She is a PhD and university professor, award-winning Bible scholar, and the author of Women i...

Friend, what if we reframe that word, “unpredictable?”  What if - instead of seeing it as a obstacle - we embrace it as an opportunity? What if we welcome unpredictable moments not with dread, but with wide-eyed wonder? Sometimes our undone moments are God’s intended miracles. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in Mary and Joseph, the central characters in the Christmas story. Unexpected. Unin...

If you sit with today’s guest more than a few minutes, it’s highly likely that she will pray for you and speak encouragement over you. Author and speaker Christy Christopher knows what it’s like to live in the miraculous. She shares real-life stories from her latest book, Incredible Intervention to help us grow in expectancy and passion in our prayer life and give us key takeaways of the mindset o...

Best-selling author Michelle Medlock Adams is celebrating the release of her newest children’s book, Dachshund Through the Snow , just in time to gift for Christmas! In this short episode, Michelle helps us know how to talk to our kids about the true meaning of Christmas and give us meaningful ideas to connect with our kids during the holidays. Purchase a copy for the child in your life at www.mic...

Girls dream of their wedding day. For Terry Gobanga, hers turned into a nightmare that shifted the trajectory of her life. The Founder and President of Kara Olmurani, her passion to see sexual victims given a safe space to heal and be allowed to dream again comes from her own story as a survivor of sexual violence. Her autobiography, “Crawling out of Darkness,” captures her life’s journey from the...

For former QVC Spokesperson, author, speaker, and host of the So What? Why It Matters podcast, Nancy Hicks, this year, the holiday season will be especially hard. It’s the first holiday season without her oldest son, David, who passed away in May this year after a courageous battle with colon cancer. For the past several years, Nancy has spent her time teaching around the world, inspiring people t...

Karina Negron is a Puerto Rican Ph. D. scientist, a mom of two boys, a pastor’s wife, a worship leader, and a creative individual who loves Jesus and her family more than anything in this world. She is the Founder of Created for Delight and my fearless friend! www.createdfordelight.com ; Instagram @createdfordelight Pinterest @createdfordelight Gift Boxes – Pre-Order to get a discount Mystery Boxe...

What do you do when Christianity hasn’t lived up to your expectations? Pediatric ER Doctor Lina Abujamra felt this same disappointment and shares her powerful story in her most recent book, Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction . As a popular Bible teacher, podcaster, and Founder of Living With Power Ministries, she connects biblical answers to everyday life. Bo...

She has been a Bible Study Teacher in the Rappahanock Regional Jail since 2008 and became a chaplain in 2013 through Christ in Action. She attended the Christian Sisters Transition Program since 2012 and began the monthly meetings, “It’s All About You” designed to encourage and strengthen every woman to know how valued they are in the kingdom of God. She collaborated to write Ready, Set, Release w...

Pro-life advocate Kelly Lester, the Director of Outreach and Government Engagement for And Then There Were None and Pro-Love Ministries, is a testament to how God can redeem every part of a painful story. Kelly shares honestly about being raped as a teen, several abortions, drug dealing, and even working in the clinic where she had her first abortion. But beauty triumphs from the ashes. Now a wife...

What a difference our world would be if our lives were filled with deposits of gratitude instead of withdrawals of gripes. Does gratitude matter to Jesus? Celebrating this month of thanksgiving, find out what Luke 17 has to say and hear helpful tips to express gratitude in today’s short encouraging devotion from Angela’s devotional, “Astounded.”